Rocky Mount Today

Edgecombe County recorded an unemployment rate of 9.3% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 2,057 people out of the 49,609 living in Edgecombe County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Edgecombe County has increased compared to the 8.8% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Edgecombe County was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 5.2%.

Of the 20,094 people who had a job during that time, 12 were employed in the Armed Forces and 20,082 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	2,057	9.3%
Employed	20,094	90.7%
Employed in civilian labor force	20,082	90.7%
Employed in armed forces	12	0.1%